Nicol Stephen praises academic research
Nicol Stephen, Scotland's deputy minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has praised academic research as the crucial underpinning for government policy, writes Olga Wojtas. He was delivering...
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Win tickets
The Times Higher has two sets of double tickets to give away for any of the OU's Book Festival events. A full list of events can be accessed through www.edbookfest.co.uk , then "What's On" and "...
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The QAA has rejected accusations
The QAA has rejected accusations of "creeping anglicisation" in its proposals to axe the distinctive MA title for some Scottish undergraduate degrees. The consultative paper proposes restricting the...
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Jim McGoldrick to head Pounds 550,000 project
Jim McGoldrick, vice-principal of the University of Abertay Dundee, will head a Pounds 550,000 project to encourage Scottish higher education institutions to develop a national framework for...
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Nominate Melvyn Fletcher
Absent-minded academics had good reason to nominate Melvyn Fletcher for an honour since he has rescued many a briefcase and paper file left on a car roof, writes Olga Wojtas. The parking control...
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MI6 spook killed the mad monk
A British forensic scientist has helped unravel the mystery behind the death of Rasputin, writes Olga Wojtas. Derek Pounder, head of Dundee University's department of forensic medicine, helped debunk...
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Alan Campbell was not unfairly dismissed
An "outstanding, dedicated and charismatic" social anthropologist was not unfairly dismissed by Edinburgh University, an industrial tribunal has ruled, writes Olga Wojtas. Alan Campbell, who took...
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Baroness Perry calls for universities to have the right to set their own fees
Baroness Perry, former vice-chancellor of South Bank University and now president of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, has called for universities to have the right to set their own fees, writes...
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Conference
Speaking at the conference, Scottish education minister Brian Wilson said the QAA's structure provided an important and appropriate balance between United Kingdom and Scottish interests, writes Olga...
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No Scots MPs on the standing committee
Scottish educationists are dismayed to find that there are no Scots MPs on the standing committee, writes Olga Wojtas. The Association of University Teachers Scotland has written to Scottish...
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Fifth framework research programme
The European Commission has proposed boosting its forthcoming fifth framework research programme with a budget of Ecu 16.3 billion (Pounds 10.7 billion), writes Olga Wojtas. The proposed budget for...
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Welsh further education colleges
* Welsh further education colleges must reassess their strategies in the light of European Commission priorities in order to attract funds, the chief executive of the Further Education Funding...
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Lost medics' 30-year wait for BSc
A group of doctors who studied medicine at St Andrews University have finally graduated more than 30 years after beginning their course, writes Olga Wojtas. The 33 "lost medics", some of whom are...
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Net may help voters
A St Andrews University computer science postgraduate is assessing the potential of e-voting to help avoid a repeat of the disappointing turnout in the Scottish elections, writes Olga Wojtas. Tim...
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Union steps up campaign over short-term contracts
The Association of University Teachers Scotland is geared up to put "irresistible pressure" on higher education institutions to give contract researchers better job security, writes Olga Wojtas. The...